ATLANTA (AP) — Paul Millsap scored 21 points, Jeff Teague added 18 and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game skid with a 127-106 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
The Hawks had lost 11 of 18 after starting the season 7-1, but they never trailed against the woeful Sixers, who dropped to 0-16 on the road, 1-26 overall.
Isaiah Canaan finished with a season-high 24 points and Jahlil Okafor had 19 for Philadelphia.
During their recent slump, the Hawks struggled with field-goal accuracy, particularly in the last three games, but they hit a season-high 61.5 percent behind Millsap's 7-for-8 performance.
The Hawks had little trouble penetrating Philadelphia's defense in the first half with 13 layups and two dunks among their 27 field goals. Dennis Schroder had five of Atlanta's 16 first-half assists.
After trailing by 23 a couple times late in the second quarter, the Sixers cut the lead to nine early in the third on Canaan's 3, but that was as close as they got. Atlanta was up by 27 in the final minute of the third on Schroder's 3.
Al Horford scored 17 and Schroder 16 for the Hawks.
Philadelphia has just one win in its last 37 games.
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TIP-INS
Sixers: The two biggest blunders of the second half belonged to Tony Wroten, who threw the ball several rows into the seats on a bad pass, and Kyle McConnell, whose inbound pass from the baseline hit the back of the backboard. ... C Nerlens Noel, the team's second-leading rebounder, missed his second straight game with a left eye abrasion.
Hawks: Atlanta's previous season high was 121 points in wins over New Orleans and Boston. ... The Hawks never trailed. ... Millsap had 14 points in the third. ... F Mike Scott played for the first time in four games because of a bruised left knee.
KEEP IT MOVING
Atlanta, which ranks third in NBA assists, finished with 32 assists, seven above its average. Schroder and Kyle Korver each had seven. Teague added four. The Sixers had 20 assists and 20 turnovers
STILL SHUFFLING
Sixers coach Brett Brown told reporters earlier in the day that Kendall Marshall is the new starter, but he plans to give his point guards a comparable amount of playing time. Marshall had seven points and four assists in 15 minutes. Wroten had 12 points and no assists in 16 minutes, and McConnell had five points and four assists in 17 minutes.
UP NEXT
Sixers: Host New York on Friday.
Hawks: At Boston on Friday.
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